Obituaries
Larry L. Delaney
May 7, 2011
Larry L. Delaney, age 67, of Lorain, died on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 12, 1943 in Garrison, PA, moving to Weirton, W.VA., where he graduated high school. He has been a Lorain resident since 1964. Larry was employed at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant in the maintenance dept....
Helen M. Socotch
May 6, 2011
"Homemaker and Artist" Helen M. "Grandma Precious" Socotch (nee Pollack), age 84, of Lorain, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 6th, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, with her daughter Susan and son Nick at her side, after a very brief illness. She was born on August 23, 1926 in Lorain and lived there all her life. She was...
Mary Howard
May 5, 2011
Mary L. "Madear" Howard (nee Reed), 92, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 5, 2011 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 28, 1918 in Lounsboro, AL; coming to Lorain in the late 1930's. Madear worked at National Tube, Lorain, during 1950's. She was a member of...
Gary David Slone, Sr
Apr 28, 2011
Gary David Slone, Sr., age 54, of Sheffield Twp., passed away unexpectedly, at his home, on Thursday, April 28th, 2011. He was born on June 12th, 1956, in Pikeville, Ky. He moved to Sheffield Township at the age of one and has lived there ever since. Gary was a 1974 graduate of Clearview High School. He had worked at US...
Joseph Pozik
Apr 22, 2011
Joseph Pozik, 82, of Lorain, died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Elyria Memorial Hospital Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was born June 18, 1928 in Lucerne Mine, Pa., moving to Lorain in 1955. Joseph worked in the maintenance department of the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant for over 30 years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of...
Alejandrina Gomez Roman
Apr 21, 2011
Alejandrina Gomez Roman (nee Nieves), age 81, of Lorain, died on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at West Bay Care Center, Westlake, with her granddaughter, Nicole, by her bedside. She was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico on April 24, 1929, she has lived in this area since 1951. She was employed in the maintenance dept. of Lorain City Schools for...
Glayds Perez
Apr 20, 2011
Gladys Perez (nee Alvarado Mercado), age 63, of Elyria, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, after a short stay in the hospital. She was born October 4, 1947 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, growing up in Campbell, Ohio. After traveling alongside her husband while he served in the United States Army, she moved from El Paso,...
Charles Forbes Moore
Apr 19, 2011
Charles Forbes Moore, 71, of Lorain went to be with the Lord on April 19, 2011, following a long illness. He was born to Emery and Sara Moore on December 28, 1939 in Purtain Mines, West Virginia. He has been a resident of Lorain County for 46 years. He served in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1962. Charlie...
Margaret R. Wiczulis
Apr 17, 2011
Margaret R. Wiczulis, (nee Barath), 84, of Lorain, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. She was born Feb. 17, 1927 in Crescent, Ohio, living in Yorkville, Ohio, before coming to Lorain in 1948. Margaret worked as an Avon representative for 20 years. She was a past member of the Lorain Women's Club where she had...
Margaret Anne McCoy
Apr 15, 2011
Margaret Anne McCoy (nee Molnar), age 65, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly, on Friday, April 15, 2011. She was born on July 3, 1945, in Lorain and lived most of her life in this area. She graduated from Lorain High. Marge worked at the Genesis House and was a courtroom advocate for domestic violence victims. She attended the Hungarian Reformed...
Joseph A. Tornabene
Apr 14, 2011
Joseph A. Tornabene, age 90, of Elyria, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 28, 1920 in Lorain and graduated from Lorain High School in 1939. He moved in with his son last year. He served in the US Army during World War II as a seargent. As...
Helen A. Duran
Apr 12, 2011
Helen A. Duran, (nee Pajer), 86, of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born July 6, 1924 in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. Helen graduated from Lorain High School in 1942. For the last 20 years, Helen worked with her daughter and son-in-law at George's Hook N...
Helen Kovacs
Apr 9, 2011
Helen E. Kovacs, (nee Rogach), 86, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Amherst Manor. She was born Nov. 30, 1924 in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. Helen was a long time member of the former St. Ladislaus Catholic Church, Lorain. She then belonged to the former Holy Trinity Church, Lorain, and currently a...
Nellie M. Collett
Apr 7, 2011
Nellie M. Collett (nee Sizemore), age 77, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born June 8, 1933 in Pineville, Ky., moving to Lorain in 1955. Nellie was a member of West Ridge Enterprise Baptist Church, Amherst. She enjoyed going to Jolly Sixties, gardening, garage selling and flea markets, and...
Robert W. Pakeltis Jr
Apr 5, 2011
Robert W. Pakeltis Jr., 48, of Wellington, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011. He was born March 31, 1963, in Willoughby, Ohio, living in Elyria before moving to Wellington in 2008. He was a 1981 graduate of Riverside High School in Painesville, Ohio. Robert worked as a driver for FedEx for the last three years. Prior to this, he ran a...
Wanda Irene Vovak
Apr 5, 2011
Wanda Irene Vovak (nee Dytko) age 85, of Lorain County, Ohio, died on April 5, 2011 at Towne Center, Avon Lake, following a 5-year illness. She was born on January 5, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio, and had lived in Lorain County since 1956. Wanda graduated high school in Cleveland. She was employed in the cafeteria dept. of ARA Food Service,...
Fred J. Gleba
Apr 3, 2011
Fred J. Gleba, age 78, of North Ridgeville, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at his home, while under the care of Hospice of the Cleveland Clinic, following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his children; Connie, John, Carol, Elizabeth Hoops, of Alliance, Helen Peterson, of Elyria, Anne Gleba, of North Ridgeville, Rebecca Kohl, of Lodi, Debra Roush,...
Russell Yavornitzky
Mar 30, 2011
Russell A. Yavornitzky, 65, of Madison, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Geneva Memorial Hospital in Geneva, Ohio, following a lengthy illness. He was a resident of Stewart Lodge in Madison for over 30 years. Born April 6, 1945 in Lorain, he moved to Madison many years ago. He was a member of St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Lorain,...
Victor Navarro
Mar 29, 2011
Victor Navarro, 90 of Lorain, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born January 4, 1921 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in the early 1950's. Victor worked in the Blast Furnace of Lorain Works US Steel for many years, retiring in 1974. He was a member of the United...
Joseph J. Parker
Mar 17, 2011
Joseph J. Parker, age 62, of Lorain, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 12, 1948 in Pikeville, KY, living in Lorain most of his life. Joe graduated from Brookside High School. He then served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. After the Army,...
